Obamacare repeal on the ropes as pivotal Republican rebuffs Trump

Tuesday, 26 September 2017WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Susan Collins rebuffed intense lobbying from fellow Republicans and the promise of money for her state in deciding on Monday to oppose - and likely doom - her party's last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare.

Graham-Cassidy is officially over for now, after Senate leaders announced they would not bring it up for a vote. But the damage to the health insurance market from the lengthy repeal debate is done. Higher premiums and fewer choices have already baked into Obamacare’s 2018 exchanges. Now Republican...